Lower Paxton Twp. Police stand and watch the bleachers, before Central Dauphin East takes on Carlisle, at Landis Field Friday October 29, 2010. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News

Plenty of good seats were available for Friday night’s football game between Central Dauphin East and Carlisle high schools at Landis Field in Lower Paxton Twp.

No obstructed views for those sitting in the bleachers, no shoving matches between teenagers and no handguns found on the ground afterward.

“It’s nice. It’s the way it should be,” said Rachel Taylor, 45, of Lower Paxton Twp. “A game shouldn’t be a reason for people to act like animals.”

The scene was far cry from last week’s home game against Harrisburg High School, when several fights broke out involving at least seven juveniles, including one district student, during the game. A loaded handgun was found on the ground at one of the fights.

Police said the gun was not stolen, but its ownership is in question.

A 16-year-old Harrisburg resident, a 14-year-old Susquehanna Twp. resident, a 17-year-old Carlisle resident, two 17-year-old Lower Paxton Twp. residents and a 17-year-old Mechanicsburg resident were among those arrested on disorderly conduct charges.

After the melee, district officials announced new policies prohibiting visitors from standing along the fence in front of the bleachers that run from goal line to goal line on both sides of the field and banned backpacks or balls of any kind from the stadium.

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